Slot car racing is coming to the Bunker. Pastor Harold Espinosa said the new program begins Oct. 3 and runs every Wednesday from 7-9:30 p.m. “This new program teaches people how to work on 1:24 scale model cars, paint, and have racing competition,” he said. “It is open to ages 11 to 21. If younger than 11, he or she must be accompanied by a parent as partners. The cost is free.” Participants get to use a car, paint it, work on the motor and have fun on the race track at the Bunker. Espinosa said it’s important participants commit to coming every week as top scores of the month are tallied, with the top three positions receiving recognition and prizes. “We are only accepting 20 more people into this program,” Espinosa said. “Parents are very welcome to be a partner with your son or daughter. It is a family friendly event with experience people in this program to help kids learn and have fun with slot car racing.” One of the leaders that started this is John Friesen (Johnny Lightning) from Winkler. He said he started souping up slot-cars when he was 14. “Many winter nights were spent soaking motors in rubbing alcohol to create continuity, and experimenting with different kinds of brush materials to see which one made the cars go faster,” he said. “Racing and building truly has to be in your blood to enjoy this part.” Friesen said his vision is to draw a crowd of young people as well as adults, who have a heart to create, experiment, and compete in one of the world’s biggest motor sport hobbies. “This is an extremely affordable hobby due to the fact that we’re using a 1/24 scale, and is extremely fun,” he said. “We want to create a safe and positive environment at this program, which is why we’re partnering with The Bunker on this.” Students under the age of 18 are required to have a parental consent form filled out at The Bunker. These consent forms act as registration forms for this program. This program can only hold a maximum of 20 students, thus registration forms are needed. The first 20 students to hand in their forms will be accepted into the program. In order to keep the cost of this program at $0, they are also looking for sponsors To be a sponsor of a race car or for more information, contact Pastor Harold Espinosa at 1-204-332-0586.